mythologie

\mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\

/\mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\/ noun

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The verdict

“mythologie” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,001
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble des histoires fabuleuses des dieux, des demi-dieux et des héros de tel ou tel peuple, civilisation, ou région.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mythologie · mythologie · French

mythologie · rank #12,001 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,001
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH multiplie

Nearest frequency peer: multiplie (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « mythologie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « mythologie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mythologie vs mythologies
91% similar
mythologie vs mythologique
83% similar
mythologie vs métrologie
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mythologie
PropertyValue
Headwordmythologie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,001
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mythologie »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.mythologiese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « multiplie » (#12,000), « mâchoire » (#12,002), « MLP » (#11,999). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mythologie » est au #12,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around mythologie (IPA \mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,001 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for mythologie, with forms such as "mmythologie", "mtyhologie", and "myhtologie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mythologies", "mythologique", "métrologie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is mythologie, spelled M-Y-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des histoires fabuleuses des dieux, des demi-dieux et des héros de tel ou tel peuple, civilisation, ou région.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des idées qu'un groupe humain se fait de certaines choses.
  3. 3
    Ouvrage qui traite de cette matière.
  4. 4
    Science qui étudie les mythes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mythologie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les Féroésiens l’ont consacrée à Thor : de tous les dieux de l’ancienne mythologie scandinave, Thor est celui qui a la vie la plus dure.
  2. Ils manient avec une élégante aisance les mètres latins les plus compliqués et les vocables les plus choisis de la mythologie.

Synonyms

mythographie

This word in other languages

mythology(English)mitología(Español)Mythologie(Deutsch)mitologia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmythologie
  • mtyhologie
  • myhtologie
  • mythhologie
  • mythloogie
  • mytholgoie
  • mythollogie
  • mythologei
  • mythologgie
  • mytholoige
  • mythoolgie
  • mytohlogie
  • mytthologie
  • myythologie
  • ymthologie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mythologie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmythologie1mtyhologie2myhtologie2mythhologie1mythloogie2mytholgoie2mythollogie1mythologei2
Edit distance from "mythologie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mythologie"?
"mythologie" is spelled M-Y-T-H-O-L-O-G-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
What does "mythologie" mean?
As a noun, "mythologie" means: Ensemble des histoires fabuleuses des dieux, des demi-dieux et des héros de tel ou tel peuple, civilisation, ou région.
What words are commonly confused with "mythologie"?
"mythologie" is commonly confused with "mythologies", "mythologique", "métrologie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mythologie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mythologie" is \mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mythologie" come from?
"mythologie" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mythologie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Marseillaise15 variantspratiquant15 variantsprendront15 variantsregroupant15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list